Ready, Set, Go!

This is a wonderful photo from Mary’s collection.  Unfortunately, it is not dated and there are no names on the back.

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Undated photo of boys lining up to race. Mary G. Rumping Schenk Schaffer Riordan Photograph and Personal Papers Collection

 

Eva arm-in-arm with “Billie Be Damned”

Mary’s photo collection includes only a few photos of her mother, Eva.  This is one of them.  There is no indication of where or when this photo was taken but the location appears to be Marysville.

Eva and Frank Rumping
Undated photo of Eva Rumping with cousin and friends. Mary G. Rumping Schenk Schaffer Riordan Photograph and Personal Papers Collection

The back of the photo reads:

Cousin Frank Rumping, St. Louis

Eva Rumping, Marysville

Billie Be Damned (dead)

Frank Walken, St. Louis

Which begs the question, what’s the story behind the name “Billie Be Damned”?  We’ll probably never know.

Mary’s teacher

This is a photo of Mary’s teacher.  The year “1895” is noted on the back, which is the year she graduated.  Unfortunately, she didn’t write the name of the teacher on the back of the photo.  There is some writing at the bottom but it’s incomplete.  It appears to begin B R A M B.

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Mrs. George Schenk’s Teacher, 1895. Mary G. Rumping Schenk Schaffer Riordan Photograph and Personal Papers Collection
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Back of “Mrs. George Schenk’s Teacher, 1895”.  Mary G. Rumping Schenk Schaffer Riordan Photograph and Personal Papers Collection